Windows Live Sync for Mac finally updated for Snow Leopard

Windows Live Sync for Mac has been updated to build 14. Transfer.

Microsoft has finally released Windows Live Sync for Mac version 14.0.8096.0903, and just like the update to Live Mesh two weeks ago, this one is for all those new Snow Leopard users who were locked out after they upgraded from earlier versions of Mac OS X. With this new release, all is well again. To start using Windows Live Sync with Snow Leopard, you will need to grab the latest version from sync.live.com, sign in with your Windows Live ID, and download the Mac client software. If you're using Sync on a Mac that is not running Snow Leopard, you don't need to update. OSX 10.5 or later is required to use Sync.

Last month, Windows Live Sync users experienced a period of downtime for less than 24 hours. While doing some internal testing, Microsoft says it discovered a serious, but rare, problem in the product that could cause problems for people who used Windows Easy Transfer, a Windows wizard that helps you transfer personal files, e-mail, data, files, media, and settings from your old computer to a new one. As a precaution, the software giant decided to stop allowing people to sign in to Sync. The next day, the software giant released an update to Sync and began allowing people to sign in again.

Sync users on Windows should have seen a prompt from the software by now telling them to update the program. If you haven't, you'll need to update to the latest version 14.0.8089.0726, which can be downloaded from sync.live.com. This is a required update and you won't be able to connect until you install. If your computer was already running Windows 7 before this update, you'll have to go to the Sync website to add your computer back to all the folders that you're syncing. You also might see that your computer shows up on the Sync website with a new name; you can safely go ahead and delete the old computer from the website without losing your files and folders.

Windows Live Sync is a product meant for syncing files across two or more computers (Windows and Mac OS is supported) and sharing them with other people. It is the successor to FolderShare, which Microsoft bought from ByteTaxi in November 2005.